TIL that a #BlackBox #AI can be defined as #OpenSource.

Granting the “freedom to fine tune” cannot be enough to qualify as Open Source AI just like granting the “freedom to configure” cannot be enough to qualify as Open Source Software.

Yet, for #OSI it's enough.

And you can't provide effective solutions to the problem they pretend to see into making training data available.

Or you will be silenced.

https://opensource.org/blog/copyright-law-makes-a-case-for-requiring-data-information-rather-than-open-datasets-for-open-source-ai

#OpenSourceAI #OpenWashing #OpenWashingAI
#OSS #OSAI #AIAct #BigTech #GAFAM

Copyright law makes a case for requiring data information rather than open datasets for Open Source AI

When we look at applying Open Source principles to the subject of AI, copyright law comes into play, especially for the topic of training data access.

^{Open Source Initiative}

Update. Here's the #EuropeanCommission call for tenders on the new #OpenSource infrastructure for Open [#OpenAccess] Research Publishing.
https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:737455-2023:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0

The EC estimates it will pay €1 million for 2 years of work. Tenders are due by January 31, 2024.

#Code4OA #FLOSS #ORE #OSS

The #EuropeanCommission is finally considering whether "#OpenSource software (#OSS)…can be used as a foundation for developing the new #publishing platform" for EC-funded #OpenAccess research.
https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/cc087fd8-82b3-11ee-99ba-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

Unfortunately, the new software would merely "underpin" #OpenResearchEurope (#ORE), not replace it. ORE is proprietary software owned by #TaylorAndFrancis. When the EC called for bids on ORE, it did not require open code despite many calls to do so.

#FLOSS #OpenInfrastructure

Analysis of the requirements for the Open Source infrastructure of the Open Research Europe Publishing Platform - Publications Office of the EU

Open Research Europe (ORE) is the peer-reviewed open-access publishing platform of the European Commission. It follows the post-publication peer review model to promote scientific transparency and reuse.

^{Publications Office of the EU}

For those who can't afford commercial software, and for those who want full flexibility and extensibility and future-proofing the ability to open their own art work years from now, there's free open source software:

* #Krita: replaces Adobe Photoshop for editing and painting; https://krita.org/

* #Inkscape: multi-page, replaces Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign; great for scientific figures and posters; https://inkscape.org/

* #Gimp: image editor, with layers and transparencies; replaces Adobe Photoshop; https://www.gimp.org/

* #MyPaint: just for painting; https://mypaint.app/

* #FijiSc: for image processing and image analysis, with conventional computer vision techniques and also machine learning. Handles multi-dimensional bioimagery. https://fiji.sc

* #Blender: for 3D animation and video editing; https://blender.org

* #ffmpeg: command-line based video editing; see this page https://ffmpeg.lav.io/ for testing out commands.

I don't use anything else: there's no need. And all of the above are extensively documented.

#OpenSourceSoftware #OSS

Draw Freely | Inkscape

Inkscape is professional quality vector graphics software which runs on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows desktop computers.

^inkscape.org

The nonprofit Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded George Washington University a grant of $685,000 to establish an Open Source Program Office (#OSPO) on campus.

“What we want to do with GW’s OSPO is coordinate and support #OpenSource software across campus and to help researchers discover and embrace #OSS and contribute to creating a culture of open collaboration and knowledge sharing.”

https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/sloan-foundation-awards-gw-grant-encourage-open-source-software

#HigherEd #HigherEducation #EdTech #OpenEducation #EdTechChat #OpenEdTech

The Sloan Foundation Awards GW a Grant to Encourage Open-Source Software

The funds from a Sloan Foundation Grant will be used to create an Open Source Program Office.

^{GW Today}